Abstract
The E3-ubiquitinligase MYCBP2 regulates neuronal growth, synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity by modulating several signaling pathways including the p38 MAPK signaling cascade. We found that loss of MYCBP2 in peripheral sensory neurons inhibits the internalization of transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) in a p38 MAPK-dependent manner. This prevented desensitization of activity-induced calcium increases and prolongs formalin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in mice. Besides its function in pain perception TRPV1 is also involved in the regulation of neuronal growth. Therefore, the observed effect of MYCBP2 on TRPV1 internalization could be part of the mechanisms underlying its well documented regulatory role in neuronal growth. The clarification of the mechanism is important for the understanding of the different MYCBP2-functions in diverse neuronal subpopulations and species.
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